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- 1. A Techier Home Office
- 2. Increase Productivity: Download a desktop timer.
- 3. Increase Productivity: Cut out distractions.
- 4. Increase Productivity: Make a date with your inbox
- 5. Increase Productivity: Keep track of tasks.
- 6. Reduce Office Clutter: Use a digital calendar.
- 7. Reduce office clutter: Use just one device at a time.
- 8. Reduce Office Clutter: Go wireless.
- 9. Reduce Office Clutter: Streamline desk objects.
- 10. Go Paperless: Scan your papers.
- 11. Go Paperless: Have paper scanned for you.
- 12. Go Paperless: Store it on the cloud.
- 13. Go Paperless: Use an online bookkeeping service.
- 14. Get out of the house: Join a coworking space.
- 15. Get out of the house: Think outside the ‘bucks.
- 16. Get out of the house: Work from anywhere.
- 17. Get out of the house: A more meaningful commute
- 18. Don't over-connect: Keep specific hours
- 19. Don’t overconnect: Segregate work and personal information.
- 20. Don’t over connect: Set automated responses.
- 21. Don’t Over Connect: Make even short breaks count.
1. A Techier Home Office
Need help getting through the work day efficiently as a telecommuter? Here are our suggestions for software, gadgets, places and techniques to be more productive.
From freelance coders to graphic designers, telecommuters tend to have the most high-tech jobs. But so many cluttered home offices are stuck in the ‘80s—with huge filing cabinets, handwritten calendars, and messy desks. Here are twenty tips that will help you be more productive and organized at home while balancing work and life better.
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1. A Techier Home Office
- 1. A Techier Home Office
- 2. Increase Productivity: Download a desktop timer.
- 3. Increase Productivity: Cut out distractions.
- 4. Increase Productivity: Make a date with your inbox
- 5. Increase Productivity: Keep track of tasks.
- 6. Reduce Office Clutter: Use a digital calendar.
- 7. Reduce office clutter: Use just one device at a time.
- 8. Reduce Office Clutter: Go wireless.
- 9. Reduce Office Clutter: Streamline desk objects.
- 10. Go Paperless: Scan your papers.
- 11. Go Paperless: Have paper scanned for you.
- 12. Go Paperless: Store it on the cloud.
- 13. Go Paperless: Use an online bookkeeping service.
- 14. Get out of the house: Join a coworking space.
- 15. Get out of the house: Think outside the ‘bucks.
- 16. Get out of the house: Work from anywhere.
- 17. Get out of the house: A more meaningful commute
- 18. Don't over-connect: Keep specific hours
- 19. Don’t overconnect: Segregate work and personal information.
- 20. Don’t over connect: Set automated responses.
- 21. Don’t Over Connect: Make even short breaks count.


Nice... but too bad I'll soon have a Skyrim icon on my desktop. I don't suppose there's a program to block that?
I was just surfing for a To Do List App yesterday. Good timing! Thank you.
Some people may not even made a jump from Hotmail... Windows Live also have a calendar for those who use Hotmail... Don't use it very much, but I think its a pretty capable online calendar as well...
Really interesting article. Timers and self-restraint applications may be entering into my everyday quite soon.
So, were there 20 or 21 tips?
Evernote is great tool for followup.
I use this tool for long time.
Evernote for just take note down?
You fail~ lol